Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity was 1.29 million in 2012. ▼ Falling
Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Bulgaria, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.29 million for students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Bulgaria peaked at 1.62 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.29 million, in 2012.
Bulgaria ranks 19th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.62 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.61 million | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.57 million | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.52 million | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.47 million | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.48 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.45 million | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.43 million | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.40 million | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.38 million | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.35 million | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.32 million | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.31 million | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.31 million | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.29 million | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.62 million | 1.61 million | 1.62 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.44 million | 1.32 million | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 million | 1.29 million | 1.31 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Bulgaria?
- Students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Bulgaria was 1.29 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 million in 2012.
- How does Bulgaria rank for students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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